When I said slow down, I wasn't anticipating going this slow.  We've hit some bumps in the road, but I'm trying to get the train back on the track.  The schedule is going to be a little erratic as I try to get us caught up.  But for now, some more Mayerzine goodness!

Episode Contents:

• 0:56 - A Dream of Red Hands, by Bram Stoker
• 25:07 - Phantoms of Reality, part 2, by Ray Cummings

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Well, it's been a hot minute, but we're back with a new issue.  The Mayerzine has to unfortunately slow down to every other week, but this will allow me to spend time on all that bonus stuff I've been promising to the patrons.

This issue wraps up A May-Day Gift and I am so thrilled to have been able to bring that to you.  Aven will be back with more, don't you worry.  We also have another guest narrator joining our ranks: Amanda Stribling - and I'll be getting more stuff from her, too.

Episode Contents:

• 0:55 - A May-Day Gift, part 4, by Mary Catherine Crowley, narrated by Aven Shore
• 14:33 - The Brief Debut of Tildy, by O. Henry, narrated by Amanda Stribling
• 28:45 - Phantoms of Reality, part 1, by Ray Cummings

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Happy Memorial Day, my fellow Americans.  At some point during your Kickoff-to-Summer barbeque, please take a moment to remember and celebrate those who have fallen in service to our country.  My grandfather was on a boat providing cover fire at Normandy but he thankfully came home.  So many others didn't from so many other conflicts.  Today we salute their courage and sacrifice.

Episode Contents:

• 1:25 - Dandy Steve, by Helen Jackson
• 25:23 - The Enchanted Types, by L. Frank Baum
• 38:42 - A May-Day Gift, part 3, by Mary Catherine Crowley, narrated by Aven Shore

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This week we watch Abby and Larry make an oratory and witness the secret to eternal youth.

Episode Contents:

• 0:46 - Dark Dignum, by Bernard Capes
• 20:11 - A May-Day Gift (part 2), by Mary Catherine Crowley, narrated by Aven Shore
• 34:15 - Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, by Nathanial Hawthorne

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This week continues Bear Trap.

Also this week we begin a delightful little story about the month of May, the Virgin Mary, and two kids who mean well.  They really do.

Episode Contents:

• 1:02 - Bear Trap, by Alan E. Nourse, part 4
• 28:53 - The Street, by H. P. Lovecraft
• 43:50 - A May-Day Gift, by Mary Catherine Crowley, narrated by Aven Shore

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This week I included another story which featured war with Russia in the form of a post-WW3 story with an interesting twist ending.  While I didn't mean it to be timely or a commentary, one cannot escape the larger picture.  Everything we do is in the context of current events, and I'd be a hypocrite to say otherwise, considering how I try to contextualize the stories I give you and point out the social mores of the time that would be inappropriate (to say the least) today.

I've personally made friends and had dealings and acquaintances with Russian peoples, so I've been exposed to the larger Russian culture.  My heart breaks for what's happening.  The Mayerzine stands with the people of Ukraine, but there's realistically nothing we can do to put words into actions (and if you have suggestions beyond donating to causes, I'm all ears).  My heart also breaks for the people of Russia because I know that this is also taking a heavy toll on that country and its everyday Russian. 

I try to keep the Mayerzine apolitical, and I didn't mean for this week's stories to coincide so, but when you choose a story like Bear Trap to anchor the month, it kind of dictates what else you program, even if subconsciously.

That said, we still have hundreds of stories to go through and catalogue, so if anyone wants to help out, feel free to sound off in the Patreon or email Mayerzine@chrismayervoiceover.com.

Episode Contents:

• 2:03 - The Answer, by H. Beam Piper
• 28:28 - Bear Trap, by Alan E. Nourse, part 3

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This week continues Bear Trap and we discover the real story behind the iconic Mickey Mouse cartoon The Brave Little Tailor.

Episode Contents:

• 1:56 - The Valiant Little Tailor, by The Brothers Grimm
• 20:18 - Bear Trap, by Alan E. Nourse, part 2

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This week starts volume 3.  We have another ghost story as well as the beginning of a dastardly plot and an enormous war.

Episode Contents:

• 2:14 - A Shady Plot, by Elsie Brown
• 27:24 - Bear Trap, Part 1

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Aven saved my bacon this week.  I had originally planned to bring you In the Old Valley, which is a really sweet story, but March was pretty hectic and I didn't manage to get it recorded.  However, Aven surprised me with an extra story which fit in very well alongside When Jack and Jill Took a Hand.

Seriously, go look up Aven Shore on Audible and check out her books if you haven't done so.  She's amazing and turns this podcast into podclass.  Get it?  Because she brings the class? Eh?  

Episode Contents:

• 0:53 - When Jack and Jill Took a Hand, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, narrated by Christopher James Mayer and Aven Shore
• 31:22 - A Correspondence and a Climax, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, narrated by Aven Shore

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Episode Contents:

• 1:27 - The Amateur (Part 2), by Richard Harding Davis
• 23:18 - The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost, by H. G. Wells

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Oh wait, wrong show... This episodes starts a two-parter: The Amateur, about an investigative journalist who fancies himself something of a detective.  So this week we take a closer look at what people might have to hide...

Episode Contents:

• 0:46 - The Guilty Secret, by Paul de Kock
• 16:14 - The Tell-Tale Heart, By Edgar Allen Poe
• 30:48 - The Amateur, by Richard Harding Davis

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Episode Contents:

• 0:58 - The Ghost-Ship, by Richard Middleton
• 25:12 - The Outcasts of Poker Flat, by Bret Harte

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Episode Contents:

• cold open - Ex Oblivione, by H. P. Lovecraft
• 6:35 - The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, by Edgar Allen Poe
• 28:52 - Mesmeric Revelation, by Edgar Allen Poe

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Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Episode Contents:

• 1:20 - Ludwig and Eloise, by Eugene Field
• 9:56 - Mr. Whiting and Mary Ann, by Richard Marsh
• 23:41 - The Love-Letters of Smith, by Henry Cuyler Bunner, narrated by Aven Shore
• 43:43 - The Lady and the Ghost, by Rose Cecil O'Neill

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Episode Contents:

• 2:40 - The Hotel Experience of Mr. Pink Fluker, by Richard Malcolm Johnston
• 29:58 - The Boots at the Holly-Tree Inn, by Charles Dickens

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Episode Contents:

• 1:00 - The Portal of the Unknown, by Andrew Jackson Davis
• 11:51 - Shadow - A Parable, by Edgar Allen Poe
• 19:11 - The Empty House, by Algernon Blackwood

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Episode Contents:

• 0:57 - The Strange Adventures of a Private Secretary in New York (Part 3), by Algernon Blackwood
• 24:53 - The Picture in the House, by H. P. Lovecraft
• 46:48 - An Inhabitant of Carcosa, by Ambrose Bierce

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Episode Contents:

• 1:05 - The Bird in the Garden, by Richard Middleton
• 11:12 - The Nice People, by Henry Cuyler Bunner
• 33:32 - The Strange Adventures of a Private Secretary in New York (Part 2), by Algernon Blackwood

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Episode Contents:

• 3:02 - The Strange Adventures of a Private Secretary in New York (part 1), by Algernon Blackwood
• 35:19 - Dracula's Guest, by Bram Stoker

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Episode Contents:

• 2:58 - The Furnished Room, by O. Henry
• 19:08 - A Case of Eavesdropping, by Algernon Blackwood

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Episode Contents:

• 1:36 - The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams
• 24:47 - The Steadfast Tin Soldier, by Hans Christian Anderson
• 35:00 - The Glass Dog, by L. Frank Baum

That's a wrap, folks.  See you in 2022.

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Episode Contents:

• 2:40 - Christmas Holidays at Merryvale, by Alice Hale Burnett
• 36:44 - The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry, narrated by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker

A big thank you to Steph for contributing to this week's issue.  You can find her at https://www.stephanienemethparker.com/ and look her up on Audible.

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Episode Contents:

• Cold open - The First Christmas Tree, by Eugene Field
• 12:40 - Ring Once for Death, by Robert Arthur
• 42:44 - The Juniper Tree, by The Brothers Grimm

A big thank you to Mike again for contributing to this week's issue.  You can find him at http://www.mikecarnesvo.com and look him up on Audible.

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Episode Contents:

• Cold open - Nurseryland Shootout, by Christopher James Mayer
• 6:40 - Prince Autumn, by Carl Ewald
• 20:37 - Hannukah Lights, by Bruno Lessing
• 35:17 - Jack and Jill, by Bernard Capes

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Episode Contents:

• 1:37 - Pigs is Pigs, by Ellis Parker Butler
• 24:31 - Into Space by Sterner St. Paul, aka Captain S. P. Meek

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Episode Contents:

• 1:25 - The Queer Little Baker Man, by Phila Butler Bowman
• 9:39 - The Debut of "Dan'l Webster", by Isabel Gordon Curtis
• 33:10 - Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out West, by Eugene Field

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Episode Contents:

• 0:43 - The Scarf of the Lady
• 6:57 - The Sickle Moon
• 11:45 - Jupiter Ann, by Eleanor H. Porter
• 19:47 - In the Barn, by Burges Johnson
• 45:30 - The God of Arepo, by sadoeuphemist, ciiriianan, and stu-pot

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Episode Contents:

• Cold Open - Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse, an English fairy tale.
• 5:58 - A Turkey for the Stuffing, by Katherine Grace Hulbert
• 13:28 - Diddling, by Edgar Allen Poe
• 39:43 - Moon-Face, by Jack London

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• 1:44 - The Little Pumpkin
• 9:14 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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Episode contents:

• 1:19 - The Ghost-Eater, by C.M. Eddy, Jr, with H.P. Lovecraft
• 24:18 - The Tomb, by H.P. Lovecraft

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Episode contents:

• 0:58 - The Pumpkin Giant, by Mary Wilkins Freeman
• 21:14 - The Devil and Tom Walker, by Washington Irving

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Episode contents:

• Cold Open: Silence - a Fable, by Edgar Allan Poe
• 12:53 - Hallowe'en at Merryvale, by Alice Hale Burnett
• 45:34 - The Masque of the Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe

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• 01:56 - The Soldier and Death, as told by Arthur Ransome
• 31:52 - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce

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